29 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus: Emergency Regulations & Guidance relevant to the Food Sector A host of new legislation and guidance has come into force over the latter half of March 2020... Share this article Bookmark this page 8 min read
29 March 2020 Blog Higher Education: slimmed down regulatory requirements during the coronavirus pandemic On 26 March 2020, the OfS announced that it would be refocusing its regulatory requirements in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. Its stated primary focus will be on providers reporting on... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
27 March 2020 Blog Collaboration & Conflict in the Food Supply Chain The Westminster Food and Nutrition Forum policy conference this week looked at the entirety of the food supply chain from producers through to processors and suppliers, to retailers and restaurants and finally consumers, with expert speakers from every section of the supply chain... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
27 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus/COVID-19 - 12 month delay to the new EU medical devices regime The EU Commission has announced that it is working on a proposal to delay this date for one year in the light of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
27 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus: guidance for healthcare professionals working in mental health settings The Royal College of Psychiatrists in collaboration with NHS England/Improvement have published guidance for clinicians and other healthcare professionals working in community and inpatient services... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
27 March 2020 Blog A diminished life is a life nonetheless says Court of Protection judge Last week saw the Court of Protection conduct its first Skype trial, involving the difficult and emotive decision to withdraw life sustaining treatment from a patient in their 70s who had suffered a stroke... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
27 March 2020 Blog IR35 postponed and gender pay gap reporting suspended A few weeks ago we reported on a number of changes that were due to come in on 6 April 2020. Since then, the country’s priorities have changed drastically, with the outbreak of COVID-19... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus Act 2020 – Key employment provisions The Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on 25 March 2020. The Act makes changes to existing legislation to allow public bodies UK-wide to respond effectively to the COVID-19 outbreak... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
26 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus and sharing health data Healthcare professionals: the test is not how you share it but what information you share and who you share it with... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
26 March 2020 Blog Landlords, tenants, landowners – check your key dates in your property contracts Although some sectors have already been hit particularly hard, there are many property issues relating to Covid-19 that do not discriminate... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
26 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus: Guidance to all food businesses The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published guidance to assist food businesses in responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak... Share this article Bookmark this page 8 min read
25 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus / Covid-19 and construction contracts Our specialist teams that advise the HE sector are seeing a broad range queries in relation to the effects of Covid-19. One example is enquiries from institutions that have entered into NEC3 and NEC4 construction contracts and the question of potentially significant delay claims against them. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read